twenties

plural of twenty

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twenties
Noun
  • Working through difficult interactions can both preserve meaningful connections and strengthen our ability to navigate other ones.
    David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Sardines and pilchards are the same type of fish, with sardines being the younger, smaller ones.
    Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • That happened again when the five other conservatives – but not Roberts and the three liberals − said the administration could slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of health research funding.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Reaching the tens of millions of barrels and hundreds of millions of dollars promised by the NABEP agreement will require a multi-decade operation, and partnerships with US and European energy companies.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The program has since expanded to more than 50 countries, and families have completed tens of millions of trips through teen accounts since the accounts were introduced, according to the company.
    Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
  • At altitudes of tens of kilometers above Earth, temperatures and atmospheric pressure can differ dramatically from conditions at ground level.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • LaPour was the preseason Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and got his season off to a strong start against Vanderbilt, giving up two runs off fives hits in five innings of work with five strikeouts.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Earlier this year, the US government introduced new rules requiring citizens of dozens of countries, including Cape Verde, to post a bond of up to 15,000 dollars to enter the United States.
    , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • No amount of ad campaigns that Meta is pouring untold millions of dollars into — nor even endorsements from Kylie Jenner or Kylian Mbappé, literally some of the most famous people on the planet — is going to change that.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
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“Twenties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twenties. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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